Lighter



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Patented lieb. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE LOUIS V. ARONSON,OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ART METAL WORKS,

- i INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY :Jeremial Application led .Tune19,

ing drawings which form part of this specification, and whichillustrate. one embodiment of the invention and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the lighter 15 with the snulfer brokenaway, and with Cerl parts being shown in dotted tain interior lines; A

Fig. 2 is an end elevation;

Fig. 3 is a plan view;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig.`5. 4

As shown, the device comprises a thin casing or receptacle 10 having atop plate 11 fastened thereto by any suitable means such as a screw 12(see Fig.` 3). From the to plate 11 extends a tube 13 from which a wic14 projects. This wick 14 extends into the receptacle 10 and becomessaturated with combustible liquid contained therein. Over the wick 14 asnufler member 15 is normally disposed. Connected to the snuter member15, and forming part thereof, is a U-shaped p housing comprising a towall 16 and spaced side walls 17 and 18 whic act as guard plates overthe top and sides of a sparking device 18 of the snuffer member 15 is ahollow abradant member such as the wheel or ring 19 havingteeth 2Oadapted to strike sparks upon being rotated `in contact with apyrophoric member 21 slidably disposed in and projecting froma tube 22extending from the top of the plate v11 to the bottomof the recep tacle10 and closed at its lower-end b a screw cap 23. A spring 24 acting on aead 24 hereinafter described. Disposed within the housing 16, 17 and1928. Serial No. 286,579.

in tube 22 forces the pyrophoric member21 against the teeth 20, and theinclination of the to of the tube 22 is such as to cause the pyrop oricmember 21 to contact with the 7 wheel 20 on one side of a vertical linedrawn through the axis of the ring 19 and between said line and the wick14. The ring 19' is rotated to throw sparks along aline toward the wick14.

On the inner face of the abradant ring 19 are ratchet teeth 25 engagedby a beveled pawl 26 slidably disposed in a recess 27 in a i rotatablemember such as the cylinder 28 lo-- v i cated within the ring 19 andbacked by a spring 29 tending to hold it in contact with 65 teeth 25.The teeth 25 and the beveled face of pawl 26 are so related thatrotation of member 28 in one direction will rotate the Iring 19 with it,but rotation of member 28` in the opposite direction will notmove the 70ring 19 which will then remain stationary in frictional contact with thepyrophoric member 21.l The member 28 is loosely housed l within the ring19, the thickness of which is slightly less thanthe distance between the75 lateral plates 17 and 18 of the snufer member 15 so that it is freelyrotatable therebetween.

Outside the lateral plates 17 and 18 are disposed pinions 30 and 31. Inorder to hold the pinions 30 and 31 the lateral plates 17 so and 18, andthe rotatable member 28 rigidly together as a-unit, they are'provided.with aligned bores to receive screws 32 and 33, the heads of which aredisposed in counter-sinks 34 and 35 on the faces of the pinions 30 and85 31. As an additional means to tie the lat- 'eral plates 17 and 18 tothe pinions 30 and 31 and to cause them to rotate therewith, ears 36Aand 37 are struck from these plates and lie between the teeth of thepinions 30 9o and 31.

act as journals for the unit and lie in the circular openings. 38j and39 which act as ,bearings and which are just large'enou h to receive thepinions 30 and 31. The t ickf at 45, toexpose a portion of the teeth onness of the pinions 30 and 31 and the extensions 40 and 41, aresubstantially the same. By this manner of arrangin and supporting theunit the width of the evice can bereduced so that it can be made thinnerand less bulky thanhitherto. One side ofeach of the bearlng openings 38and 39 is cut away' as `1, and when it is desired to ignite the lighter,

the member 50 is depressed against the action of s ring 53, thus movinthe rack teeth 46 and 417 downwardly, there y rotating the pinionsand-31 in the`bearing openings on plates and 41. These -pimons act asjournals for the sparking and snung unit of which they form a part. Thisunit is therefore rotated upon the depression of member to-lift thesnuer member 15 from 4the wick 14 and at the Sametime to rotate theabradant ring 19 causing its teeth 20 to strike sparks in the directionof the wick 14.y The vratchet and pawl connection between the abradantring 19 and the rotatable member 28 will cause the ring 19 to be movedwhen the member 50 is so depressed. After the deression of this memberand when it is reeased, the spring 53 will throw it upwardly thuscausing the pinions 30 and 31 to be rotated in the opposite direction toreturn the snufi'er member 15 to its normal position to extinguish thelighter. In this movement of the parts, the abradant ring 19 will not bemoved, the pawl 28 in this case sliding over the teeth 25.

Bg arranging the pawl 26 and ratchet teet 25 within the abradant ring 19and by providing the extension plates 40 and 41, mounted on the plates42 and 43, in the same lane with the s1des of the receptacle 10, and yproviding these extensions with bearing openings, and then utilizing theoperating pinions 30 and 31 as journal members for the unit with whichthey are associated, the construction isl simpliiied and the width ofthe assembled parts can be considerably reduced, whereby the device canbe made simple, comact and considerably thinner than heretoore. Todisassemble the device merel requires removing the screws 32 and 33, wereupon the pinions 30 and 31 will drop olf, the lmember 50 will bereleased and the snuier member 15 with its lateral plates 17 and 18 can-be separated from the a radant ring 19 and the rotatable member 28.`Vlfhen takesl place the rotatable member 28 can be slipped laterallyout of the ring 19 and thus the entire operating assembly above the toof the receptacle 10 can be inspected, cleane and repaired.

Various other forms and other features of my inventionl are disclosedand claimed in my Patent No. 1,673,727, dated June 12, 1928,

and in my copending applications Ser. No.

176,159, filed March 17, 1927 and in Ser. No. 196,255, med June 3, 1927(the latter being now involved in interference proceedings). While Ihave described my improvement 1n detail and with respect to a referredform thereof, I do not desire to be imited to such details or form sincemany changes and modiications may be made and the invention embodied inother lforms without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention in its broader aspects. Hence, I desire to cover allmodifications and forms coming within the language or scope of any oneor more of the appended claims. What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A. lighter having a snuiing and sparkingunit complrising a snufngmember, plates eX- tending t erefrom, an abradant ring'disposed betweensaid plates, a rotatable member disposed within said ring, means forminga uni- -directional drive between the ring and the rotatable member,pinions disposed laterally of said plates, means for fastening saidpinions, said plates, and said rotatabley member together, and means onthe plates engaging said pinions respectively to cause them to movetogether.

2. A lighter having a snui'er and sparking unit conprising a snuiiingmember, a sparklng means, and means for operating the sparking means,plates extending from said snuling member and embracing said operatingmeans, pinions disposed laterally of said plates, means for fasteningsaid plates, said 'operating means, andthe pinions together, a casing,spaced bearing plates extending upwardly therefrom and having bearingopenings therein, 'said pinions lying in said openings and actingasjournals for said unit, and

means engaging said pinions to operate said unit. I

3. In a lighter, a casing, bearing plates extending above the top of thecasing and having bearing openings therein, a sparking unit above saidcasing, pinions fastened to the sides of said unit, said pinions beingdisposed in said bearing openings and acting as journals for said unit,and operating means engaginlg said pinions to rotate said unit.

4. n a lighter, a casing, bearing plates extending above the top of thecasing and having bearin openings therein, a sparking unit above saicasing, pinions fastened to the sides of said unit, said pinions beingdisposed in said bearing openings and acting as journals for said unit,and operatin means engaging said inions to rotate sai unit, a portion ofsaid earing plates being cut away to expose the teeth of the pinions forengagement with the operating means.

5. A lighter having a pivoted snuhng member, an abradant ring rotatableabout the disposed laterally of said plates, said pinions, Sal

plates and said rotatable member being fastened to ther for oscillatorymovement as a unit, an a knob manualy operable above the top wall ofsaid casing to oscillate said inions, said plates and said rotatablememer, said knob having sections connected tothe respective pinions.

In testimony name to this specification.

' LOUIS V. ARONSON.

will cause rotation of the ring in'only one dif rection, a snuer havingplates on'V each side of the rotatable member, a inion on the outside ofeach plate, means to i)asten the pinions, the plates, and the rotatablemember together, each plate having an ear turned between the teeth onits adj acent pinion to cause the plates to move with the pimons.

' 7. A lighter having a casing with side and top walls, bearing platesextending above the top wall substantially in the plane of the sidewalls, said plates having bearing openings therein, a sparkin unit-pivotally mounted above said top wa and pinions astened t0 the sides ofsaid unit and lying in said openings and acting as journals for saidunit.

8. A lighter having. a casing with side and top walls, bearing platesextending above the top wall substantlally in the plane of the sidewalls, said plates having bearing openin therein, a snuier and sparkinunit pivota y mounted above said top wall, pinions fastened to the sidesof said unit and l ing in said openings and acting as journals or saidunit,

portions of said bearing plates being cut away to expose the teeth ofsaid pinions, and means f engaging said teeth to rotate said pinions.

9. A lighter comprising a casing, a pivoted'snuing member havingdependmpaced plates, an abradant ringdisposed tween said' plates androtatable about the axis of said snuiling member, a member rotatablelwithin said ring, means forming a unidirec.

' tionaldrive between said ring and said ro.-

said tatable member, a knob manually operable above the top wall of saidcasing for oscillatmg said snuiiing member 'and said rotatable' member,and means forming a. connection between said knob and said snuiiingmember.,- Aulliter comprising a casing andhav ing a sn g and sparkingunit comprising a snnng member, plates extending therefrom, an abradantd between said whereof I have signed myl plates, a rotatable mem 'rdisposed within- -A rmg, means forming a uni-directional drivebetweenthe ring and :the rotatable member, pinions having operatingsections

